Deputy Headteacher and SENDCO
- Employer
- Birmingham City Council
- Location
- Forestdale Primary School, Wareham Road, Birmingham, B45 0JS
- Salary
- Leadership Scale L8 to L12
- Closing date
- 12 Feb 2025
- Reference
- JOB003006
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- Sector
- Education
- Job Type
- Schools / Academies - Leadership Roles, Deputy / Assistant headteacher, Schools / Academies - Teaching roles, Special Education, Special Needs
- Contract Type
- Full time permanent
- Working Pattern
- See advert details
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Job start date: 1 September 2025
Hours Per week: Full time
Forestdale Primary School
Wareham Road
Birmingham
B45 0JS
Telephone number: 0121 464 8659
Contact email: enquiry@forestdale.bham.sch.uk
Contract type: Permanent
We are a school rated good by Ofsted and work with our local community to support and enrich the lives of our children. We have just had confirmation of a new build which is an exciting addition to what we already offer as a school for the local community - come and be part of our amazing Forestdale Team!
Following a new career opportunity for our current Deputy Headteacher, we are seeking to appoint a new Deputy Headteacher (non-class based) from September 2025 to be part of the Senior Leadership Team and have a corporate responsibility for the smooth running and leadership of the whole school, in particular to lead on and promote the school’s vision for SEND, attendance, safeguarding and inclusion.
The successful candidate will be an experienced SENDCO and senior or middle leader with a proven track record of outstanding classroom practice and the ability to improve, challenge and support colleagues. They will also have superb drive and enthusiasm and demonstrate the ethos of being uncompromising in ensuring the very best education for our pupils.
We are looking for someone who will:
· ensure that all pupils are valued as individuals
· have excellent interpersonal, leadership and management skills with the ability to communicate with pupils, parents, staff and external professionals
· have integrity and the ability to inspire trust and confidence when dealing with confidential issues
· be an outstanding practitioner with high expectations of students’ achievement and behaviour
· commit to maintaining and further developing partnerships between our school, parents, Trust and the wider community
· has experience of SEND and inclusion
This position is not suitable for ECTs (Early Career Teachers).
How to apply:
For an informal chat about the post or to visit our school and for an application pack please contact the Headteacher via: enquiry@forestdale.bham.sch.uk
Application forms and further details are also available from the school office or school website
Completed application forms should be emailed to: enquiry@forestdale.bham.sch.uk
Your application form should be supported by a letter of no more than 1500 words that highlights your suitability and preparation for this position including your personal educational philosophy and vision.
Short listed candidates will be contacted by telephone or email.
Interviews will take place in March.
Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email. If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Company
Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.
We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion. We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.
Information for applicants with a disability
We are a proud Disability Confident Employer. We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).
If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.
The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.
There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
- A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
- An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
- A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
- A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
- A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.
We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.
In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.
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- http://birmingham.gov.uk/
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- 0121 675 7070
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